Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-15
DAILY HERALD.
GOOD ADVICE
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The following interesting letter Was
recently received by Mayor W. n.
Monroe Of Monrovia, from j. NJ Stu
dehaker: go.
November q, 1887.
Ma. w. N. MoNRoE, Monrovia, Cai.'
DrAR Sm,-I receive the Los Angeles
HrpAl.D. and the Leader and Ptdast
q Monroyia, which keep me preti,
veil ported Us to matters in general III
Southern California. The growth oi
Monrovia can be numbered as among
the marvels Of modern times. When
II shall have put on its new corporate
dress as q city, l hope that its tirs,
selection Of mayor and city fathers
will be from men who have broad and
liberal views. They should be men
q business judgement and enterprise,
Who have themselves been identified
with the growth and upbuilding Of
the place, or who are in hearty sym
pathy with it's progressive spirit.
They should be men who will not look
70 sslf interest alone, but who will re-.
gard ca sefully the future OF beautiful
Nonrovia, and study how to make II
till m. re beautiful and inviting. They
will no doubt be men who have passed
the sunny slope Of life, who are ex
uerienced and sagacious. Such Will
hest Law the foundations for the future
wveetness of Monrovia. and place OH
Il, first records acts that shall be sus-
aimed and honored for generations to
home.
trust that it will be city con-
tro led by the people, and that ma
tionxl or state party differences will
never be permit ed 10 influence it's
nOyernmen And hope t. at early
in its municipal life ample provision
viii be made tor public parks. This
= an important thing that Is almott
invariably overlooked in our American
TOW ms. In Europeon countries, nearly
etry town small or large, has lts
besutilui parks. the summer home for
The po.,r Us we'll as the rich.
Another thing, l noticed an article
IN the Leader with reference to locat
ing . city cemetery, and want Mon
royia to avoid the mistake made in
South Bend. The founders OF our
eitv. failing to correctly estimate the
nrobabilities Of the future, located
The cemetery for their present con-
venience. and the result is that it is
now almost in the heart of the town.
/ hope that the city fathers of Mon
rovia will act more wisely in this
particular.
1t is amusing to hear the comments
on this tide of the Rockies concern
ing the wonderful "California boom"
Is they call it. The croakers are
those who have never been there, or
possibly some sore-heads who lived
there some years ago, and sod out
peoperty which if now held would
make them millionaires. They point
r. Wichita and other eastern BOOM
ing towns, where the fever is now
abating. I tell them that at these
points, where the land will produce
ON an average fifteen bushels Of wheat
per acre (wl,en it is not eaten up
entirely by chinch bugs), which they
can sell perhaps at 20 cents bushel !;
where in the winter time for five
months they must toast their shins at
. corn cob fire, or with wood at IS p r
cord. If the soil sells at from $500
70 $1,000 per acre, the investment,
when the excitement is over, is not
likely to pay the Dutchman's per
cont. But when California blows her
horn. the music is of different char
Acter. Tiere man can support a
family on ten acres, pay $1,000 per
acre for his place, and make interest
On the investment besides. When
Tell them this they regard it as Cali
fornia yarn, and I have to explain
that of course this can only be done
by economy, the family making an
occasional meal off the climate. /
have not dared to tell them Of our
crop of English walnuts raised this
year from our orchard at Duarte, and
Il we're to state the fact that it has
Melted us so per cent. on our invest
ment, they would accuse me at once
Of being an old Cali ornia Aver.
A letter from San Diego friend
informs me that that city is growing
at the rate of 1000 people per month,
and that capital is coming in there to
stay. San Diego has grand harbor,
and the resources of the country and
it's genial climate are certain to make
il one of the great seaports Of
America. The city is controlled in a
great measure by wide-awske young
men, vino lead in some of the greatest
enterprises ON the Pacific coast, dem
onstrafing their faith in the future Of
San Diego.
Los Angeles must look to her lau-
rels. Her rivals north, south and east
have jealous eyes upon her. If she is
TO wear the crown to which her growth
and the beauty and advantage of her
surroundings entiile her, she must
MT be unmindful of what will be ex.
pected Of her in the future, and pro-
vision for this must be made now.
Her sanitary condition must be i'm
proved. The child of to-day will live
to see a population Of at least two
millions of people settled in the San
Gabriel valley. l notice in the Los
Angeles HERALD that the city proposes
10 build sewer to the harbor at San
Pedro. 1t should be made large
enough to accommodate Pasadena,
Aonrovia and every town in the val
ley for 10 to Is miles to the right or
left. The great mi take OF many grow
ing cities is their failure to early real
lie the need Of thorough system Of
sewage. With perfect sanitary con-
ditions Los Angeles and her suburbs
will inspire eve y visitor with such
sense OF the natural and artificial
charm Of city and country, that the
present stream Of wealth and immi.
grafton pouring into tneir borders will
continue increasingly. Under such
conditions there need be no fear that
the t'oom of this favored part OF the
Unions most favored State will SUBJ
side. Sincerely yours,
j. M. STUDEBAKER.
p. SIT looks as though cold
weather here had set in to stay, and